The Advantages and Disadvantages to Using a Dummy Security Camera
The Advantages and Disadvantages to Using a Dummy Security Camera
We all know what a dummy security camera is - it is a security camera that is made to look just like its real counterpart but which actually is not able to record anything at all. There are both advantages and disadvantages to using a dummy security camera, all of which you should be well aware of before you go ahead and buy one to use inside or outside of your own home or office.
Advantages
One of the most major advantages to choosing a dummy security camera is that you will not have to spend nearly as much money as you will if you go for the real thing. Dummy security cameras basically max out at $30 tops, while real time security cameras can cost up to hundreds of dollars. So not only are you able to save more to begin with, but you also are freer to get more cameras, so that you can give the idea that more of your home is safeguarded.
Dummy security cameras are especially great to use if you mix them in with a few real life models, so that in case any would be thugs are somehow able to determine that a few of the cameras are fake, they will automatically assume that they are all and therefore are more likely to get caught on the actual cameras and therefore make it easier for you to have proof and report and identify them to the police.
Disadvantages
There are also many disadvantages to using a dummy security camera as well however, such as the fact that they are often very easy to spot. Especially for the experienced criminal, spotting a dummy security camera is a very easy feat, especially if it is a particularly cheap model.
As well, dummy cameras really do nothing but provide a false sense of security, as if your residence or business were to actually get broken into, you would have no form of proof and no way of finding out who was at fault. One of the biggest components of an effective security system is the active monitoring that it offers, and so without this, you are really at quite a loss.
There is also the important fact that once a dummy security camera has been discovered, criminal activity actually tends to increase even more than what it was before. It is believed that this is because a weakness in your security system has been exploited, and so criminals are only going to be that much more willing to take a chance on the rest of your security system as well.